Berkeley. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In the past few days, Israel has bombed Doha, struck Tunis over the humanitarian flotilla headed to Gaza and assassinated Yemen’s Prime Minister. These are clear violations of international law. Which other state is allowed to commit such crimes without any consequences?

after merely 13 years living in Manchester I'm excited to finally set foot inside Beetham Tower tomorrow #alpsp2025

Shame on this whole government, may they never know peace. We'll see you in the Hague.

Top local journalism by The Mill in Manchester manchestermill.co.uk/manchester-f...

"I'm being as racist as I can" tearful Starmer tells voters

Even if you've never set foot in Oklahoma and likely never will, this is a hell of a read

Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history? We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop. Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details! www.historyworkshop....

I wrote something for The Sunday Times's style section about how men have been undressing for over a hundred years. And how they should go further and show a little cleavage. Link in the next post.

NEW on Wonkhe: The lessons of decades of research into assessment and feedback haven’t tracked across into the practice of peer review. Madeleine Pownall wonders why not buff.ly/D7hmHQP

The good news: I'm alive. The bad news: I'm in England.

Helsinki hasn't had a traffic fatality in a year: "Helsinki's current traffic safety strategy, covering 2022–2026, is nearing completion. It has focused on improving safety for children, youth, pedestrians and cyclists with safer crosswalks and smarter intersection design."

All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.

I'm seeing an uptick in journal editors inquiring about @openlibhums.bsky.social and scholar-led, non-profit diamond #OpenAccess as a direct result of the Trump administration's crackdown on EDI and academic freedom. If we want research integrity, we need an independent academic publishing sector.

This is so much more grave of a violation of academic freedom than a few Oberlin students protesting a speaker. And yet the “Free Press” crew will be completely silent about it. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

I work here now!

there's toxic human sludge and then there's Tony Blair helping out in the Middle East

I know where I stand. I stand with Palestine Action.

I've signed this open letter for writers and publishing workers against the proscription of Palestine Action and so should you: docs.google.com/document/u/0...

reminder that today is the last day to respond to the EHRC consultation on its updated Code of Practice around the Supreme Court ruling on 'biological sex'. You can respond in as much/little detail as you want and there are loads of helpful prompts here: transactual.org.uk/equality-act...

But it’s crazy to see the people who have argued that content-neutral free speech is actually a Very Important Freedom, who are now spitting with indignant fury at Bob Vylan. (It’s v hard to see how his chants would be illegal under current British speech laws so… what are you actually advocating?)

my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content

Bob Vylan forever 🇵🇸

I love this piece for all that it makes clear about why people turn out to campaign for someone who does not bend in the face of onslaught from the right. And for showing why Palestine lies at the heart of Mamdani’s victory

You can repair a plane. You can replace a broken window. But you can’t bring back the dead. We must defend the right to protest. Solidarity with Palestine Action 🇵🇸

“yeah no I’m fully aware that we’re at the climate change point of no return but the computer that always tells me I’m right is very very thirsty” 🥺

People who abstained from voting to decriminalise abortion: -Wes Streeting (health secretary) -Bridget Phillipson (women and equalities minister) -Rosie Duffield (top feminist and woman defender)

‘When I asked Stacy Schiff… about the notion of consulting A.I. on how to structure a piece of writing, she replied, “To turn to A.I. for structure seems less like a cheat than a deprivation, like enlisting someone to eat your hot fudge sundae for you.”’ 💯💯💯

Manchester Trans Liberation Assembly are holding another protest in Manchester against the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act, and the response from the EHRC, this Saturday (the 14th) at 2:30pm outside the convention centre on Windmill Street

We are thrilled to announce that Goldsmiths Press has partnered with @mitpress.bsky.social's Direct to Open platform! This partnership expands global access to our titles, through sustainable open access publishing. For more details, check out the link below - mitpress.mit.edu/mit-press-ad...

We're hiring a Commissioning Editor / Senior Commissioning Editor (dependent on experience) for a one-year maternity cover. The full job description and details about applying are at the link below. Applications close on Monday 30th June. bit.ly/JobVacSCE #PublishingJobs #JobsInPublishing

Welcome to #CopimCompass 🧭 your ‘guide of guides’ to #OAbook publishing! Whether you’re a publisher, librarian or author, there’s something for you 🫵 🧵 🔗 buff.ly/OFhuQKR 1/14

Everyone saw Grand Park's hot pink benches being stacked into a barricade on Sunday. What an exceptional statement from RIOS, the benches' designers instagram.com/rios.imagines "These pieces were designed to move, adapt, welcome, connect — and now protect"

Bravo L.A. 🔥 The only foolproof antidepressant: spread of antifascist uprising, seeded by Angelenos using barricades, courage, homemade missiles, fists, fires, solidarity and ingenuity against the Gestapo/ICE. As ever, ignore the wretched nonviolence talk. Total solidarity with the riots, period.

The only logical conclusion that can be drawn from Israel abducting a member of European Parliament in international waters via an illegal act of piracy is that Israel has declared war on Europe. www.politico.eu/article/isra...

insightful thread on the business model and finances of university presses!

I had a little side quest yesterday

you don't need chatGPT i am perfectly capable of drinking a bottle of water and lying to you

protect the dolls

The moment the penny drops for former Tory minister Simon Clarke...

Never thought we'd do this but... Use discount code ALGORE for 30% off titles from Theodor Adorno

Having lots of chats about exciting projects for our new University Reimagined series - drop me a line if this sounds relevant to your interests! #britsoc25

I've posted my (unedited, so excuse any typos and conversationalisms) remarks from the #britsoc25 Future of Higher Education Presidential Event yesterday - do check them out if you didn't have time to be there in person! janabacevic.net/2025/04/23/r...

Excited to be at #britsoc25 this week with @manchesterup.bsky.social! Drop by and see us in University Place to see our latest releases and talk book projects. More details on the kinds of books I'm looking for here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/editors...

just found myself thinking "i hope the next Pope carries on the good work of the Pope who's just died" and now all my coalfield nonconformist ancestors are spinning furiously in their bolge

PLEASE CIS ALLIES Have you said “I support trans people?” Now’s your chance to really follow through. @goodlawproject.bsky.social is crowdfunding to challenge the recent UK decision to effectively strip trans people of all our rights. PLEASE DONATE. Any amount helps. goodlawproject.org/s/8d966c

Please more cisgender people do this. Read @jessothomson.co.uk's and @goodlawproject.bsky.social's articles on the impact of the supreme court ruling and demand primary legislation to urgently safeguard trans rights.